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Climate change affects the genetic diversity of a species: An analysis of the alpine marmot's genome
- May 29, 2019
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What effects does climate change have on the genetic diversity of living organisms? In a new study, researchers studied the genome of the alpine marmot. Results were unexpected: the species was found to be the least genetically diverse of any wild mammal studied to date. The alpine marmot has lost its genetic diversity during ice-age related climate events and been unable to recover its diversity since.
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"Climate change affects the genetic diversity of a species: An analysis of the alpine marmot's genome", MachPrinciple, May 29, 2019, https://machprinciple.com/post/Climate-change-affects-the-genetic-diversity-of-a-species-An-analysis-of-the-alpine-marmot-s-genome
